Recently returned from a trade mission to India, Australia's Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Senator Richard Colbeck tells ABC Rural that India's business sector is enthusiastic about closer trade ties with Australia, and the opportunities for Australian dairy, horticulture and agricultural services industries are significant. Read more here.

The Bureau of Meteorology's Blair Trewin talks to ABC Rural about a wet weekend that saw widespread high rainfall totals across central Australia, the South Australian outback and southern and western NSW. Read more here.

The Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed that 2014 was Australia's third warmest since national records began in 1910. For the national picture, ABC Rural's Anna Vidot spoke with the Bureau's climate monitoring manager Dr Karl Braganza. Read more here.